Mavjinjava is a small village near

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in the

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of the

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region in the state of

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, India. There is a population of around 3,754 people in Mavjinjava. More than 3000 people live outside of Manjinjava in places like

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History

It is believed that during the year 534 AD Mavjinjava existed and was known as Mavji and then Mavjinjava. The village is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Mavjinjava'' (માવજીંજવા). Initially Mavjinjava was the part of the former

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Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

during the Gaekwad regime in 1886. After

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n independence in 1947, the village became the part of

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and then a separate village in Gujarat State after the division of

in 1956 into

and

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Geography

Most part of the area is called Balapur Road stretching from the main bus stand to Mahesh Pan Center. Other areas are Khodiyar Plot, Bagasara Plot, Kalwachouk, Pati Khetar Road, Hanumanpara etc. Mavjinjava is a small village in Kāthiāwār in Gujarāt. The Kāthiāwār peninsula of western India, is in Gujarāt State. The peninsula extends southwest into the Arabian Sea and is bounded on the northwest by the Gulf of Kachchh and on the southeast by the Gulf of Khambhāt. The area of Mavjinjava is about 60,000 km² (about 23,000 sq mi).

Climate

Mavjinjava has a

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, with hot, dry summers from mid-March to mid-June and the wet

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season from mid-June to October, when the village receives 500 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 °C, with low humidity.

Culture

The people in Mavjinjava are predominantly vegetarians and are vehemently against any form of hunting.

Landmarks

Mavjinjava has many historical landmarks to visit, including: * The K.Lal's Home, * Sri Nirdoshanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj Ashram, * Ramji Mandir, * Sri Bal Krishna Haveli, * Shivalaya Mandir, * Karmanpir Mandir.

Sports

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is a very famous

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in this village.

Media

Many media found in this village.

Newspapers

Morning newspapers available in the

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are

Gujarat Samachar The ''Gujarat Samachar'' is the leading Gujarati-language daily newspaper published in India. Its headquarters are in Ahmedabad with a branch in Surat. It is distributed from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Mehsana, Bh ...

, Sandesh,

Divya Bhaskar ''Divya Bhaskar'' () is a Gujarati newspaper in Gujarat, India, owned by D B Corp Ltd. It is one of the highest circulation Gujarati dailies. With the most local editions in Gujarat, it is published from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, J ...

, Avadh Times etc.

Satellite Television

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, Reliance Digital TV,

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Television

Prasar Bharti telecasts

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(DD1), DD Gujarati (DD11) fro
Doordarshan Kendra, Rajkot

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Telephone Exchange provides

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, mobile,

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and

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services. Private companies like

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and

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also provide mobile and

services.

Telecommunications

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Festival

Garba, a

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form, is popular both with men and women and is performed during the

Navratri Navaratri () is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights, first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and aga ...

festival. The dance starts before midnight and continues until dawn. Mata Ambe, who rides a

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, has a special reverential status with any highly religious

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. The '

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Mela' organizes by for five days at the

city Grounds to celebrate

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is the New Year for

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and people celebrate by doing Ma

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Pujan. People clean and paint their

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and purchase new clothes to wear on

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. Dhuleti is the colour

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and

Mahashivratri Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually to worship the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness - ...

is God

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's day. People also celebrate

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(Makar Sankranti) on 14 January by flying

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from their terraces. Other

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s are

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Utsava,

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Mahavir Jayanti Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tīrthaṅkara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī. On the Gregorian calendar, the ...

etc.

Economy

Mavjinjava village

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depends on

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Banks

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. ** Karmanpir Street. *

Amreli Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat. History It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Amar ...

Jilla Madhya Sahakari

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. ** Bagasara Road, Near Khodal Dham temple.

Education

* Mavjinjava had many small children Play House. *Mavjinjava had one Primary School ** Shree Mavjinjava Primary School *Mavjinjava had one Secondary School ** Shree K.Lal High School * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Transport

Mavjinjava village is connected to major Indian cities by road.

Roads and Highways

Mavjinjava village is very well connected with

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roads.

Distances between other Cities

Distances from Mavjinjava to... * Bagasara ➤ 9.0 km. * Amreli ➤ 41.1 km. * Junagadh ➤ 70.9 km. * Rajkot ➤ 102 km. * Bhavnagar ➤ 159 km. * Bhuj ➤ 334 km. * Ahmedabad ➤ 281 km. * Vadodara ➤ 321 km. * Surat ➤ 461 km. * Mumbai ➤ 723 km. * Pune ➤ 855 km. * Bangalore ➤ 1,689 km. * Kolkata ➤ 2,329 km. * Delhi ➤ 1,210 km. * Jaipur ➤ 950 km. * Chennai ➤ 2,042 km. * Goa ➤ 1,310 km. * Srinagar ➤ 1,931 km.

Rail and Internal Transport

Nearly Railway Station is

Junagadh Junagadh () is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. It i ...

and

Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the ...

Airport

Nearly national

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and

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and

Attractions

* Sri Swami Nirdoshanand Saraswatiji Maharaj Ashram * Ramji

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* Sri Bal Krishna Haveli * Shivalaya Mandir * Karmanpir Mandir *

Swaminarayan Swaminarayan (IAST: '; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and Asceticism, ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest Theophany, manifestation of Purushottama, around wh ...

Mandir * Balaji

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Mandir *

Deri *

Khodiyar Khoḍiyār is a Hindu folk goddess worshiped in Gujarat and Rajasthan states in India. Legends ''Śrī Khoḍiyārmātā Ākhyan'' In the late 8th century in the Maitraka kingdom, a Cāraṇ named Mamadiya Gaḍhvī lived near the capital ...

mata Mandir * Khodiyar Dham * Sanatan Gaushala * Monsoon time Mavjinjava River.

Demographics

India

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, Mavjinjava had a population of 3,754.

References

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